Stretching and exploiting thresholds for high-order war : how Russia, China, and Iran are eroding American influence using time-tested measures short of war
Record details
- ISBN: 0833095447
- ISBN: 9780833095442
- ISBN: 0833090445
- ISBN: 9780833090447
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 40 pages) : 1 black and white illustration
remote - Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
General Note: | "May 31, 2016"--Table of contents page. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-40). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Figure -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Time-Tested Measures Short of War: Myths of the New Paradigms -- 2. American Understanding of Thresholds Is Impractical -- 3. Russia, China, and Iran Apply Measures Short of War: Example 1: Russia Exploits and Stretches Thresholds in Eastern Europe -- Example 2: China Expands Its Boundaries in East Asia -- Example 3: Iran in Iraq -- 4. Conclusion, Considerations, and Cautions: Considerations -- The Risks of Improving and Increasing the Use of Measures Short of War -- Bibliography. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | NLC staff and students only. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed June 2, 2016). |
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Subject: | United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century Security, International -- 21st century United States -- Military policy -- 21st century Low-intensity conflicts (Military science) |
Genre: | Electronic books. |